Cancún vs Los Cabos

White resort building with palm trees, lounge chairs, and umbrellas line a sandy beach with turquoise water under clear blue sky.

Cancún and Los Cabos, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Cancún compared with Los Cabos
Cancún	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
30 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	4
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$39–$977/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$117–$878/night pp
12 of 30	Adults-only resorts	3 of 4
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Generally May–October; winter rain is still possible	Rainy season	Summer and fall storms can bring heavy rain; the desert setting does not rule out disruption
December–April	Sweet spot	December–May for milder temperatures
Cancún International (CUN)	Airport	Los Cabos International (SJD), near San José del Cabo
A resort stay with beach time and options for outings	Best for	Desert scenery, golf, marina outings and resort time
Swimming and sargassum conditions vary by beach and day	Beach check	Confirm swimming access at the specific resort

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Cancún

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Cancún and Los Cabos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cancún · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
Cancún · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.